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Brazil is a country in the northwest of South America.

Popular sports in Brazil include soccer, basketball, volleyball, motorsports, capoeira, futsal, and tennis. The national sport of Brazil is soccer.

Soccer

A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group C

It’s different kinds of familiar feelings for the Group C teams.

10th June 202610th June 2026 by lukealexdavis

I just found out about the match between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro in the Campeonato Mineiro final in March where 23 players got sent off after a brawl broke out. That’s 3 shy of a World Cup squad!

This Cool Link was published 1 week ago. (#)
Soccer

10 of the best football kits with a sash

It might look like a seatbelt to some but this is one of the cooelst shirt template designs out there.

21st April 202427th May 2026 by lukealexdavis
Olympics / Soccer / Summer Olympics

Brazil lose to Argentina and fail to qualify for the 2024 Olympics

Uau!

13th February 202417th June 2026 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Vinícius Jr.: an appreciation post

Solidariedade com Vini.

23rd May 202323rd May 2023 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

One night in Rio (starring Brazil, Chile, and a concealed razor blade)

Not quite a cut above the rest.

29th March 202329th March 2023 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Cool visual explainer about Pele’s greatest achievements

‘When God created Pele, he put everything into him: speed, strength, momentum, technique, shooting, heading, dribbling, everything.’

5th March 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis

It’s been 26 years since Gustavo Kuerten aka “Guga” won his first Roland-Garros title. The folks at Roland-Garros visited the Brazilian in his home nation to talk to him about that iconic win and his life along with his family and his first coach.

This Cool Link was published 3 years ago. (#)
Soccer

Remembering Roberto Carlos's 'impossible' free kick against France in 1997

Bend it like Roberto.

31st January 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Pelé at 50, bossing it in a friendly in 1990

Was he ever past his prime?

11th January 202314th January 2024 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

These Football Times on Pelé at the 1970 World Cup

‘Only Pelé would have the audacity to try to lob the goalkeeper from his own half.’

9th January 202314th January 2024 by lukealexdavis
Motor Sports

Ayrton Senna's heel-and-toe shifting

Two feet on three pedals.

5th January 202314th January 2024 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Pelé (1940–2022)

Obrigado pelas memórias.

30th December 202214th January 2024 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

A 2022 FIFA World Cup review by Rikesh Chauhan

‘There was much to be said about the build up to Qatar, but the World Cup itself does what no other sporting competition can—it unites and brings the world together, even if for just a month.’

20th December 20228th June 2026 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

It's 1925, it's Christmas Day... fancy a Copa America final?

Some things never change, eh?

20th December 202220th December 2022 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

The wild story of soccer con artist Carlos Kaiser

‘Kaiser was fortunate in the early stages of his scheme to befriend soccer stars such as Romário, Carlos Albert Torres, and Renato Gaucho’

11th December 202210th December 2022 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe on the SNES but it's very broken

This would never happen in real life, let’s put it that way.

16th November 202216th November 2022 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Renato Stockler's 'Terrão de Cima' (Ground from above)

Que colorido.

2nd July 20222nd July 2022 by lukealexdavis
Tennis

Gustavo Kuerten and the racquet strings that changed tennis

Gustavo Kuerten. What a guy.

29th June 202225th May 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Alexandre Pato on Alexandre Pato

Find out the truth about Alexandre Pato from the man himself.

5th June 20225th June 2022 by lukealexdavis

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